12:09 PM,
May 3, 2013

Fourth graders from St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic Schools perform patriotic songs during a National Day of Prayer service in Scott on Thursday.

Written by

Megan Wyatt

People of many faiths gathered Thursday under pavilions, in city halls and at churches across Acadiana and America for one reason: to come together for the National Day of Prayer.

Several local groups took part in the nationwide event, which was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress and designated the first Thursday in May by President Ronald Reagan in 1988.

In Scott, the 22nd annual National Day of Prayer event brought about 250 people to the Scott Events Center over a jambalaya lunch. ...